Woman cited in anti-abortion protest confrontation

11:01 AM,
Oct. 11, 2012

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An Iowa City woman was cited for confronting an anti-abortion protestor and throwing her sign on the ground.

According to an Iowa City police criminal complaint, officers responded to the intersection of Highway 1 and Riverside Drive at 9:19 a.m. Wednesday for a report of a fight. Officers learned that 57-year-old Christine G. Davis had driven past the protestor, who was holding an anti-abortion sign.

Police said Davis pulled into a nearby parking lot, confronted the protestor - who is not identified in criminal complaints - grabbed her sign and threw it on the ground. Davis allegedly ...